Pakistan offers to arrange Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav's meeting with his wife
Foreign Office has confirmed extending the offer to Indian government
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan has offered India a meeting between convicted spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and his wife on humanitarian grounds in a statement given by Foreign Office (FO) on Friday.
Reportedly, the government had offered India to organise a meeting between the spy and his wife after repeated denial to grant consular access to the convicted spy since his arrest in spring 2016.
"The Government of Pakistan has decided to arrange a meeting of Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav with his wife, in Pakistan, purely on humanitarian grounds. A Note Verbale to this effect has been sent to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, today."
Jadhav was tried by a military court and sentenced to death for aiding terrorist attacks in Pakistan, fanning unrest in Karachi and attempting to jeopardise China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
According to the military, the Indian spy was provided with a legal counsel and a fair trial was carried out at the army court however, India approached International Court of Justice (ICJ) seeking halt to his sentence.
Pakistan was ordered by the court to not execute the prisoner until further order.
India and Pakistan have filed explanations sought by the international court in The Hague and the court is to proceed with the case.
Jadhav had confessed to the charges in a video which was posted online by Pakistan Army days after his arrest last year. He revealed that he was tasked by Indian authorities to sabotage CPEC and fan unrest in Pakistan.
Jadhav was held by law enforcement agencies hours after he entered Pakistan from Iranian port Chabahar. The convicted spy is an in-service Indian navy officer who was recruited by Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) of India.
